1 . What does travelling mean? Visit, enjoy and discover.

Every year hundreds and thousands of people come to the UK. And London, the c    1     city, is usually their first stop. What can they see? What can they experience (体验)?

Getting around in London is not difficult. There is the underground train, the oldest in the world, or the traditional double-decker bus. A boat trip along the River Thames t    2     you to Tower the London.

Going around the city center on foot is easy. The maps in the streets will show you what is around you in five-minute walk. You can get a great v    3     of the city from 135 meters up on a huge wheel, the London Eye. Look across the river and you will see the Houses of Parliament and the famous clock tower, Big Ben.

There are over 240 museums in the capital, but the two most popular are in South Kensington and c    4     nothing to get into. In the Natural History Museum, the key word is Big. Next to it is the Science Museum. It has those great British i    5    , the history of flight and exploration (探索) of space.

Welcome     1       the City Zoo! There are many animals in the zoo. Let's     2    (see)the koalas first. Koalas are     3    Australia. They are quiet, friendly and cute. Children like them very much. The kangaroos are from Australia, too. They are quiet,     4       they are not friendly. The giraffes come from Africa. Their necks       5     very long. They like     6    (eat)leaves. The lions are also from Africa. They are     7    (interest), but a little scary. Many people don't like     8    (they). We also have pandas. They are from     9    (Chinese). They are friendly, but they are very shy. So please be quiet. You can also see many other animals in the zoo.     10    (have)fun here!

How is it going? Here I have something new to t    1     you.

Since April, Red Star Waterfalls has been one of the     2     (good) places to see in our city. You know, thanks to the     3       (build), it is a very     4     (success) project. People can not only enjoy the waterfalls in different    5       (shape) and colors, but also I     6     to nice music at the same time. You cannot imagine lots of people come here just     7     a look, although they live quite far. Many visitors come to the day,     8    policemen are there to keep things in order. They work very     9     (busy).

Welcome to     10       (Ⅰ) hometown this summer. Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Lin Li

The Great Pyramid is one of the Seven w    1     . It took 100 000 people over 20 years to complete it The Great pyramid was considered a u    2     building in the 19^th century AD. All that time, it was still the tallest building in the world. According to scientific research, the ancient King, Khutfu,     3    (命令) his men to build the Great Pyramid stone by stone. The biggest stone weighs as much as 15 tons, Each stone was fixed so well, t    4     the ancient workers didn't have any modern tools. The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters high At that time, there were no modern machines or equipment, so how did the ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid? To this day, it is still a     5    (奥秘) But many scientists continue to study their methods, The completion of the Great Pyramid shows the wisdom and the achievements of ancient Egyptian working people

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What do students think about fast­food restaurants _______ our city? We _______(do)a survey of the students in our school last week and this is _______ we learned. Most of the students think all fast­food restaurants are good, but the KFC is the _______(good)in our city. It has the most creative food and the best _______(serve).

However, McDonald's is the cheapest _______ it has the funniest picture. It _______ (play)the most interesting music. The _______(popular)restaurant is the Pizza Hut. It has the _______(delicious)food and the ________(friendly)service.

6 . The Orlando Disneyland is located in Florida, in the US. It is the world's biggest theme park as well as Disneyland's headquarters. It c    1     an area of 124 square kilometers, about one fifth of Singapore. It has four big theme parks, three water parks and 32 vacation h    2    as well as 784 camping sites.

Ocean Park in Hong Kong, one of the world's biggest s    3     parks, is located in south Hong Kong. It is also the first water a    4    center in Asia. The main part of the park is on the mountain and the Ocean Hall is one of world's biggest aquariums（水族馆）.

Europe Park in Rust, Germany, is located in the forest, and contains n    5    of European cities as they appeared in the Middle A    6    . The park area has 12 different small parks. It takes European countries as the subjects. Therefore, t    7    can go from mini France to mini Spain, and go through mini Holland, mini Germany and mini Portugal.

Have you ever been to Australia? It is one of    1    (unusual) places on earth. It is the sixth largest country in the world.    2    only a few people live there. Australia has strange animals that can't     3    (find) anywhere else. The country is perhaps most famous    4    its kangaroos. They jump on the back    5    (foot)and carry babies in a special pocket in the front of their bodies. About 40 million kangaroos are in Australia and there are no kangaroos in any other country. Because Australia is     6    island it is surrounded(环绕)by lots of interesting sea life. People come here from all over the world    7    (see)a special chain of rocks in the sea on the east side of the country. Visitors also love to visit    8     (it) beautiful beaches. It doesn't matter whether you like cities    9    country, water or desert,   Australia     10    (certain) offers something for everyone.

8 . This summer vacation, I took a trip to Weishui. It is in the southwestern part of Songzi City. It is really a very great place    1     beautiful mountains, a clean reservoir (水库) and kind people. Trees and flowers are everywhere. Every year lots of     2     (visit) come here to enjoy themselves.

Maybe you know Chaibuxi, Wufeng County(县). There are all kinds     3     strange stones. Some of the smaller stones look like beautiful girls, and the    4     (big) stones look like handsome men. Other stones look like cats, mice,     5     ['elɪfənts] and so on. Of all the stones, the stone like a beautiful girl in a legend(传说) is the most famous.     6     (she) name is Yannv. I am sure you know this name.

I also went to Qingjiang Gallery(清江画廊), Changyang County. A river runs through the whole county. If you go    7     the river, you will never get lost. It's easy for you     8     (find) your way. The people there are very     9     (friend). And they all like singing and dancing. We danced with them around the campfire(篝火) that night. I really had a good time.

I think this summer vacation is much     10     (meaningful) than before.

Many countries all over the world have National Parks. There are about 7, 000 National Parks around the world. Most of them protect natural settings as well as the plants and animals that live there, but a few are in towns and cities.

Are there National Parks in England?

There are nine National Parks in England. The first t    1     were the Peak District, the Lake District and Dartmoor, which were all named as National Parks in 1951. Others followed afterwards, such as the North York Moors in 1952, the New Forest in 2005 and the South Downs in 2010.

Are National Parks in England the same as those in other countries?

Many National Parks around the world cover huge areas of land where n    2     lives, but in England most of the countryside within them is useful for farming and other activities. As a result, National Parks in England include places where people live and work, as well as wild and beautiful areas where there is little sign or human life.

Why do visitors go to the National Parks?

There are plenty of activities to do in all of the National Parks in England. Visitors can walk or cycle, following marked route, and many of the parks o    3     activities for families.

Are there any problems in the National Parks?

There are about 110 million visitors to the parks every year, bringing many benefits to the areas but c    4     problems too. Many popular towns and villages can be swamped (充斥) by visitors. This results in overcrowded car parks and roads choked (堵塞) with traffic. Life can be difficult for people who live there, as more and more gift shops and cafes are opened instead of those everyday shops; local people can hardly a    5     to buy houses in pipulsr places.

Another major problem is litter. In the parks it is a particular (特别的) danger to animals. Broken glass can also cause fires by focusing the rays of the sun. When these start in wild places, they are much harder to c    6    and can damage (毁坏) large areas very quickly.

How can people help?

All National Parks in England promote (倡导) the Countryside Code, which tells people how to take care of their e    7    . If these rules are followed, the National Parks will be protected and continue to give pleasure to many people for a long time.

Thanks for your letter．I'm happy    1    （hear） that you're getting on well with your study in Australia．You    2    （leave）your home town five years ago， so you must want to know something about life here．Things in Jinhua     3     （be） not the same     4     before．Now almost every family has    5     computer．We often communicate（交流）with each other by email．There are many tall buildings in    6    （we）city and also in the countryside． The roads are much    7    （wide）and cleaner．But the population here gets larger     8    larger．We often climb the mountains on weekends and have great fun．You can write    9    me．We can write to each other    10    （much） often．